Saturday, June 17, 2006
Hip Hip Hazzar!
Three Cheers as Her Majesty Celebrates her 80th Birthday!
A few choice images from the mornings festivities which culminated in red arrow fly over and the "Feu de Joie", a rifal salute never seen in the reign of our current monarch. Until today.
The morning starts with an easy game of fetch!
The massed bands start to arrive
Did anyone send for the cavalry?
The royal standard is unfurled and the first duty is to inspect the lines... our monarch has a keen eye, I hope our troops have polished their boots well!
Then comes the parading. The most impressive of which is the cavalry and the artillery.
The Queen returns to the palace to conclude the celebrations as the Red Arrows fly down the mall in a moving display of patriotism.
